diff --git a/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c b/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c
index e04fd1a7e9aa..54ec89415093 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c
@@ -1756,9 +1756,9 @@ altr_edac_a10_device_trig(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	if (trig_type == ALTR_UE_TRIGGER_CHAR)
-		writel(priv->ue_set_mask, set_addr);
+		writew(priv->ue_set_mask, set_addr);
 	else
-		writel(priv->ce_set_mask, set_addr);
+		writew(priv->ce_set_mask, set_addr);
 
 	/* Ensure the interrupt test bits are set */
 	wmb();
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ altr_edac_a10_device_trig2(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	if (trig_type == ALTR_UE_TRIGGER_CHAR) {
-		writel(priv->ue_set_mask, set_addr);
+		writew(priv->ue_set_mask, set_addr);
 	} else {
 		/* Setup read/write of 4 bytes */
 		writel(ECC_WORD_WRITE, drvdata->base + ECC_BLK_DBYTECTRL_OFST);